The Tongariro Crossing was billed by Lonely Planet as the best one-day walk in the world a few years ago. We'd always planned to include it in our itinerary...
Kapakapanui is the closest big hill (1102m) to Richard's parents house, and there's a loop track to the top, so despite the fact that it's very steep in either direction, we decided it would make a good first walk...
We haven't been on enough adventures recently, so we planned one to North Wales. Friday night saw us test-driving the new Macpac tent in very gusty winds at the top of the Ogwen Valley...